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5.0 out of 5 starsIt Slices! It...ok, it just slices. But it does it really well!
I bought this with my five year old in mind.

No, he's not put to work slicing cheese. But he DOES want those prepackaged garbage packs that all his schoolmates have, with preservative-filled deli meats, processed cheeses, crackers, etc. to take to school. We're not crazy health nuts, but I don't buy that kind of thing, even deli meats are a rarity in our...

No, he's not put to work slicing cheese. But he DOES want those prepackaged garbage packs that all his schoolmates have, with preservative-filled deli meats, processed cheeses, crackers, etc. to take to school. We're not crazy health nuts, but I don't buy that kind of thing, even deli meats are a rarity in our household. He mostly likes healthy food, so I want him to have healthier versions of these things that he'll eat!

I was cutting our real cheddar with a knife, with mixed results. I couldn't cut it thin enough or uniform enough to do what I wanted. This tool is great. I can cut a big block of cheddar in two different thicknesses, it cuts straight and uniform. I'll do a bunch at once and have it handy for snacks, grilled cheese sandwiches, and his lunches.

I either put it in my son's lunch just like that, or I use a cookie cutter and cut it into shapes, put the scraps into the fridge for other things. He gets his shaped cheese with real meat, pita bread or crackers, and voila! At least a somewhat healthier form of those prepackaged garbage packs. :)

This will work really well for a cheese platter to serve to guests, etc. too. I'm really happy with it. I'm hoping the wires won't give out prematurely, I've only had it for a week or so, but so far so good.

I love this slicer! The wires used to cut work really well on even very hard cheeses like parmesan, and it's great that you can get both very thin slices and thicker ones. Great for making parmesan cheese "curls" for salads, soups, etc. The only thing that I found could be improved a little is that it takes kind of a two-handed approach to get it to cut straight down right to the bottom of a block of cheese. That is, you have to apply pressure on both sides of the blade holding the slicing wires, and you also have to have the cheese block sitting on a completely flat surface. .

Super easy to use, easy to clean - it's a very precise and functional device! I use to slice both thick and thin slices of cheese. The slices are perfect everytime, which is perfect for display platters.

I was looking for a cheese slicer that would tackle wide pieces of cheese, as I want to cut them out with a cookie cutter after slicing. Also that would tackle softer cheeses like mozzarella. This slicer is great. You can get quite thick slices, or much thinner ones, and they come out really very evenly. I like that it handles much like a common kitchen knife. Only caveat is that I find it hard to finish the slice without it breaking off a thicker piece of cheese. I still give it 5 stars. It is my favorite new kitchen gadget. And I love the name: Messermeister.

The first time I tried this product was with Havarti cheese and it didn't work --- just made a big mess. However, when I used it with cheddar it produced beautiful slices. Its shape makes it easy to clean and I believe it will be strong enough to last for some time but that remains to be seen. Great for harder cheese but not suitable for the soft varieties, in my opinion. Reasonably priced, I'm not sorry I purchased it. Marg

At first I was kind of disappointed in this, but after a bit of practice, I'm very glad I bought it. For such a compact and easy to store tool (very important as I have a very small kitchen), it is very good at making clean uniform slices of cheese. Very soft/crumbly cheese like havarti take a bit of practice but overall I would recommend!

I used to cut cheese slabs with my knife and my hand got really sore after awhile. The slicer is such a breeze and it will cut through any thickness. Now I can make my own grill cheese instead of using processed cheese. Thanks

This is the best cheese slicer I have ever had the pleasure using . Cuts perfectly , easily and cleans just as easy . Highly recommend this to anyone ! Perfect to slice with and perfect to clean Bravo to Messermeister !